The Los Angeles Lakers prefer to keep struggling center Pau Gasol and believe he eventually will have success in coach Mike D'Antoni's system, but his recent comments and subpar play have caused them to begin weighing whether to make him available before the NBA's annual trade deadline in February, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. The Lakers have yet to engage in any Gasol-related trade discussions with other teams, sources told ESPN.com. But Gasol's recent comments about his frustrations with his role in the Lakers' offense, his impending free agency, and his struggles offensively and particularly defensively have essentially forced the team to consider its options. Gasol had something of a bounce-back game in Friday's 122-97 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, and made a point of saying that "you always have to make yourself responsible" for your own play and that "when you start pointing fingers at other sides or other directions, you're making a mistake." Read more http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/...au-gasol-considering-trade-comments-poor-play
